An advance team of Nagano police and firefighters surveyed areas near the peak of Mount Ontake on Sunday ahead of restarting the search for bodies still believed buried following the volcano’s deadly eruption last September. The 3,067-meter volcano, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, ...

Dozens of people left homeless by the massive earthquake last month in rural Nagano Prefecture are now getting access to temporary housing. On Monday, residents of the village of Hakuba began moving into 35 units built by the prefecture outside a local sports facility. ...

The IOC on Monday voted to allow Olympic Games host cities to move competitions to other towns, cities or even countries, breaking with a long tradition of keeping the games contained in one location. The decision fuels speculation regarding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, ...

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics organizers said Monday they had no intention of moving any events outside South Korea, following reports that some competitions may be shifted to Japan in an effort to save costs. “All necessary preparations are under way . . . on ...

Amid concerns that the powerful quake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Nov. 22 will discourage skiers from visiting the area’s ski slopes this winter, officials in the village of Hakuba held a ceremony Sunday to pray for a safe season. One of the sites ...

The IOC is urging South Korean organizers of the 2018 Winter Games to move bobsled and luge events to another country to save money, according to an IOC official with knowledge of the situation. The IOC asked the South Koreans to halt construction of ...

The number of people injured in the earthquake that struck northern Nagano Prefecture over the weekend has risen to 45, according to prefectural authorities, while 690 houses were left without running water. There were also 318 evacuees from the villages of Hakuba and Otari ...